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Show uo EED OF EXPERT II E0H1EI Lancaster, Pa., April 11. United States Senator Penrose, in an address tonight at tho annual banquet of the Republican club of this city, said that not since the civil war has the Republican Repub-lican party faced such great responsibilities responsi-bilities as will confront it in the approaching ap-proaching national campaign. In the enunciation of principles and the selection se-lection of candidates, the senator said, the party must subordinate every personal per-sonal interest or petty conflict of opinion opin-ion that stands as an obstacle to the performance of its duty. The feeling prevails among Republican Republi-can leaderfl, Senator Penrose said, "that this Is not the year to force the candidacy of any indivdual. It may be stated with accuracy," ho added, "that there are no candidates at the present time for the Republican nomination nom-ination in the usual acceptance of tho term." "One thought seems to stand out," the senator continued, "and that Is that, tho country will require in the executive office a man of training and intimate familiarity with tho business of the federal government and with Its diplomatic and international affairs. af-fairs. This Is not tho time to intrust theBe vaBt responsibilities to anyone who is not an expert in governmental matters. The general sentiment of Republicans throughout the United States is that the .delegates to tho national convention should be unpledged un-pledged and imlnstructed. "Tho breach in the Republican party," par-ty," Mr. Penrose said, "Is now being healed. Anyone at this time In an' state of tho union," the senator added, "who would attempt, by factional or other obnoxious methods, to "force a candidate or create a condition calculated calcu-lated to make a break in the ranks would be generally condemned and repudiated by Republicans in the country at large." |